Carlton, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carlton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——95°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—109°74°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle36%—101°80°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—88°72°-13°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle——99°67°+11°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carlton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Carlton
- Sun95°65°5%
- Mon96°70°2%
- Tue96°71°1%
- Wed109°74°23%
- Thu101°80°36%
- Fri88°72°36%
- Sat99°67°9%
- Sun96°71°7%
- Mon100°73°2%
- Tue109°74°2%
- Wed108°79°7%
- Thu106°73°15%
- Fri97°71°20%
- Sat98°72°15%
- Sun102°77°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Carlton
SPC includes Carlton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Carlton
- 67448